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Following in the footsteps of its Five Eyes partners, Canada has moved to ban Huawei and ZTE from its telecommunications networks.
“The Government of Canada is ensuring the long-term safety of our telecommunications infrastructure. Accordingly, the government intends to prohibit the inclusion of Huawei and ZTE products and services in our telecommunications systems.” Canada,” said Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François- Philippe Champagne.
“As a result, telecommunications companies operating in Canada will no longer be allowed to use designated equipment or services provided by Huawei and ZTE. At the same time, companies that already use this equipment installed in their network will have to stop using it and remove it.”
Citing many of the same reasons Australia used to ban Huawei In 2018, the Canadian government said the interconnectedness and interdependence of 5G networks make mining much more substantial.
“The Government of Canada has conducted an extensive examination of 5G wireless technology and various technical, economic and national security aspects of 5G deployment. It said.
“In 5G systems, sensitive functions will be increasingly decentralized and virtualized to reduce latency, and the number of devices they will connect to will also grow exponentially.”
Canadian telecoms will be banned from buying any new 5G or 4G equipment or managed services from Huawei and ZTE from early September and have until June 28, 2024 to exploit any equipment. 5G available and until the end of 2027 to phase out any LTE equipment.
See more: How Vodafone Australia changed its 5G plan after the Huawei ban
The government also consulted United States on the move limited supply of semiconductors to companies.
“Canada believes that the evolving international supply chain dynamics are further significant given the growing restrictions on access to certain ingredients,” it said.
“The shift from well-known inputs to other inputs has implications for Canada’s ability to conduct assurance checks. This changing supply chain environment for other components will drive Canada to a standstill. It is increasingly difficult to maintain a high level of assurance for certain network devices from a number of potential vendors.”
In 2020, Canadian telecom companies already using 4G equipment from Huawei, Bell and Telus, said they would not continue to leverage Huawei equipment for 5G.
Bell said it would switch to Ericsson, while Telus said it would combine Ericsson and Nokia.
In September 2021, three years story regarding the extradition case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has ended.
Meng was allowed to return to China after she reached a settlement with US prosecutors admitting to misleading global financial institutions and pleading not guilty to various fraud charges imposed. for her.
Without even trying to conceal its hostage diplomacy tactics, Beijing subsequently released two Canadians who was detained shortly after Meng was arrested and held in prisons in China.
In contrast, Meng could live under house arrest in one of her two Vancouver homes.
In September, the US Federal Communications Commission released rules for small carriers to apply to access the $1.9 billion in payments. separate and replace Huawei and ZTE network equipment and services among smaller carriers.
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